[ANSC 2340] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 69 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Animal Science
• Course: ANSC 2340
• Professor: Ira Mandell

Document Summary

Integument the integument is one of the largest and most extensive organ systems in the body. Skin (or hide), sweat and oil glands, hair (wool, fur), feathers, nails (hooves, claws), and horns. The following is a list of some of the major functions of the integument: Invasion by microbes, insects and external parasites: exposure to environmental chemicals and uv radiation, physical abrasion from rubbing, scratching, and the animal"s contact with the ground, dehydration (water loss). Maintaining body temperature;does this via perspiration, cutaneous blood flow, and hair coat. Detecting sensory information in regards to touch and pressure and relaying that information to the cns. Excretion of organic wastes and excess salts and water. Metabolic actions including the synthesis of vitamin d. Use of nails, claws, and horns for protection. Has the ability to regenerate and heal. Animal skin is composed of three basic layers (figures 2. 0 and 2. 1).